YADO
Space to think. Freestanding acoustic pods for open workplaces: a phone booth, a focus pod and a meeting pod, each with its own light, air and power, and acoustic performance tested to ISO 23351-1. Available from Chair Dinkum, delivered and installed Australia-wide.
YADO
Rooms within rooms
Modern workplaces are designed for connection. People also need somewhere to step away from it: somewhere to make a call, to concentrate, to have a conversation that doesn't belong to the whole floor.
YADO makes those rooms. Three freestanding acoustic pods, each with its own light, air and power, designed to be placed rather than built.
Phone booth · 1 person
YADO 100
A compact private room for calls, video meetings and short spells of focused work.
Focus pod · 1 person
YADO 120
A more generous single-person workspace for long stretches of focus and video calls.
Meeting pod · 2–4 people
YADO 220
A meeting room within the room, for two to four people.
YADO
Find your YADO
Choose by how many people will use it and for how long.
| Model | YADO 100Phone booth | YADO 120Focus pod | YADO 220Meeting pod |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Calls, video calls and short focus | Long focus sessions and video calls | Meetings for two to four |
| People | 1 | 1 | 2–4 |
| Exterior (W × D × H) | 1000 × 990 × 2200 mm | 1200 × 990 × 2200 mm | 2200 × 1230 × 2200 mm |
| Footprint | 0.99 m² | 1.19 m² | 2.71 m² |
| Speech privacy | About 30 dB (ISO 23351-1) | Class A, 30 dB | Tested to ISO 23351-1; figure not published |
| Work surface | Desk shelf, high stool | Electric sit-stand desk, adjustable seat | Table for four, two facing sofas |
| Ventilation | Up to 47 L/s, touchscreen | Adjustable dual fan, presence sensing | 4-channel, up to 132 L/s, 30 s air change |
| Lighting | 1700 lm ceiling light + video light | 1700 lm ceiling light + video light | 2500 lm, video preset |
| Power | Outlet, USB-A, USB-C | Outlet, USB-A, USB-C | Outlet, USB-A, USB-C |
| Weight | 405 kg | 405 kg | 671 kg |
Phone booth
YADO 100
The smallest footprint in the range.
- Best for
- Calls, video calls and short focus
- People
- 1
- Footprint
- 0.99 m²
- Speech privacy
- About 30 dB (ISO 23351-1)
- Work surface
- Desk shelf, high stool
Focus pod
YADO 120
200 mm wider inside than the 100, with a desk that moves.
- Best for
- Long focus sessions and video calls
- People
- 1
- Footprint
- 1.19 m²
- Speech privacy
- Class A, 30 dB
- Work surface
- Electric sit-stand desk, adjustable seat
Meeting pod
YADO 220
Seats up to four around a table.
- Best for
- Meetings for two to four
- People
- 2–4
- Footprint
- 2.71 m²
- Speech privacy
- Tested to ISO 23351-1; figure not published
- Work surface
- Table for four, two facing sofas
Quiet by design
Privacy you can measure
The standard for an assembled pod is ISO 23351-1. It measures speech level reduction, DS,A, in decibels and sorts results into classes. The YADO 120 carries a manufacturer-published result of 30 dB DS,A, which is Class A, and the manufacturer publishes about 30 dB for the YADO 100. The manufacturer states the YADO 220 has been tested by SGS under the same standard; its figure and class are not published, so ask us for the latest test information.
In practice, conversation inside a Class A pod becomes much harder to understand from outside, and the noise of the office drops into the background for the people inside. No pod is completely soundproof; YADO is built for privacy in an open workplace, not for recording or for isolating loud noise.
Figures are the manufacturer's published results. When comparing pods, ask for the ISO 23351-1 result and class; a bare decibel figure is not comparable.
Made for the workday
Light, air and power, built in
Fresh air
A presence sensor starts the ventilation when someone steps in. The YADO 220 moves up to 132 L/s through four fan channels and changes its air in 30 seconds.
Light
4000 K LED lighting with a colour rendering index above 90. The YADO 100 and 120 add a dedicated video light; the YADO 220 has a video preset.
Power
A power outlet, USB-A and USB-C charging at the work surface, from a single mains connection. Extra outlets and LAN are available.
Comfort
A high stool and desk shelf in the 100, an electric sit-stand desk in the 120, and facing sofas around a table in the 220.
Designed to belong
A simple form that sits with the architecture
Every YADO pod shares one outline: a soft-cornered steel shell, a birch plywood frame and a glass front. The YADO 220 takes it furthest, with a black enamelled glass front that hides its frames. Nothing is added that does not need to be there.
Exteriors come in white or black as standard, with light grey, green, salmon orange, traffic red and cobalt blue on request. Inside, choose from 14 acoustic felt colours and a range of upholstery fabrics, so the pods can disappear into a fit-out or become part of it.
Each pod stands on its own feet, with an optional anchoring kit and castor kit, so it can be planned into an existing floor and moved when the floor changes.
Project support
From one booth to a whole floor
We help you choose the right size and number of pods, plan positions and clearances, and quote delivery and installation for your site, Australia-wide. For workplace projects we work with your designer, builder and certifier, and supply the product information we hold.
Call 02 9640 0642 or send us your floor plan.
The name
A place to stay
Yado is a Japanese word for a place to stay: shelter on the way somewhere. We chose it for a simple idea, a small room you step into for an hour and then leave.
YADO pods are made in China and are selected, specified and supported in Australia by Chair Dinkum.